Saad Arif

Dr. Saad Arif

College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al Hufūf, Ash Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia
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Biography

Dr. Saad Arif is an experienced professional with 17 years of cutting-edge teaching and research experience in distinguished institutions. During his teaching career, he has designed and taught numerous industry-relevant courses and laboratory work at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has supervised several award-winning industrial projects and co-supervised funded research works in collaboration with multinational organizations. He has led various administrative responsibilities with initiatives for the effective learning of students. During his industrial career, he gained hands-on experience in robotics development with various industrial and research mobile manipulators, and grasping robots. He has co-authored research publications in international Q1, Q2 journals and peer-reviewed conference proceedings with presentation awards. He is an invited reviewer for numerous world-leading high-impact journals and performs organizing roles in international conferences. He is always passionate to enhance his technical skills and research capabilities in the field of Robotics and Mechatronics Engineering in association with prestigious institutes around the world.

Affiliations

King Faisal University

Al Hufūf, Ash Sharqīyah, Saudi Arabia

College of Engineering

Honors and Awards

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Senior Member IEEE Robotics & Automation Society (RAS)

IEEE, Piscataway, USA

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Senior Member IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS)

IEEE, Piscataway, USA

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Senior Member IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CAS)

IEEE, Piscataway, USA

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Registered Engineer

Pakistan Engineering Council, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Professional Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

ACM, New York, USA

Experience

Assistant Professor

College of Engineering, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

01 Mar 2024 - present

Assistant Professor

HITEC University Taxila, Pakistan

01 Feb 2011 - 01 Feb 2024

Project Engineer/Manager

Shanghai Gaitech Scientific Instruments Co. Ltd., Shanghai, China (Gaitech Robotics)

01 Mar 2017 - 01 Feb 2018